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Life
b.1770; several operas and plays, including Dick Whittington and His Cat. PI, The Treacherous Husband, a tragedy (Dublin 1737); published criticism of Dr. Lucas. PI DIW
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References
Peter Kavanagh, Irish Theatre (Tralee 1946): Samuel Davey, an Irish actor; The Treacherous Husband, trag., [pub. 1737] and Whittington and his Cat, opera, both at Smock Alley in 1739, ‘for the benefit of the author, who luckily is not recorded, nor can I find the pieces were ever repeated’ (Hitchcock).
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